F: Do you know Simpson has quitted his job
M: Really’ But he enjoyed it very much.
F: It’s because of the pay, I think.
| Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has
only one industry--William Shakespeare--but there are two distinctly separate
and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC),
which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial
Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the
tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage,
Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights. The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSC’s actors ,them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. It’s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor(with a beard)and did his share of noise-making. The tourist streams are not entirely A. the townsfolk deny the RSC’s contribution to the town’s revenue B. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage C. the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms D. the townsfolk earn little from tourism [填空题]Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry—William Shakespeare—.
But there are two distinctly separate and increasing hostile branches. There is the (1)______ Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, and to look at Anne (2)______ Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights. The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly like the RSC’s actors, them with their long hair and beards (3)______ and sandals and noisiness. It’s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns his living, was himself an actor and did his share of (4)______ noise-making. The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by 我来回答: 提交
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